Foster on watch at Hautapu

The presence of All Blacks coach Ian Foster at the Hautapu-Hamilton Old Boys premiership match at Memorial Park in Cambridge on Saturday might have added some extra spice to the game but he was there…

Dale-Maree Morgan is under no illusion she has a lot of work ahead of her following her election to the vacant Māori ward seat on Waipā District Council. The result was confirmed earlier this week…

Waipā residents are being asked to comment on a plan to extend the lease for the Farmers’ Market in Victoria Square, Cambridge but the organisation behind it is withholding information which could help in making…

Andy Cruickshank had less than five hours’ notice on Saturday to set up a race meeting at Cambridge Jockey Club’s $13 million synthetic track. Weather and track conditions in Tauranga were appalling for the prestigious…

Fifty one Waipā organisations have shared more than $190,000 worth of promotion and event funds and next year’s Waka Ama national sprint championships gets $15,000, the highest grant. The council’s District Promotions committee this week…

It’s been many years since the Cambridge Town Hall rocked to the sounds of the Andrews Sisters singing In the Mood and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy but that changed last week. The Madeleine Trio –…

Fieldays’ first winter edition with international borders open since 2020 drew more than 105,000 visitors over four days. The event, which wrapped up on Saturday at Mystery Creek was blessed with crisp winter weather and…

Thirty people braved reasonably mild conditions at Lake Karāpiro on Sunday for the fourth annual winter solstice swim. “Once you get numb, you can’t feel it (the cold water) anymore,” said organiser Tash Couzner, an…

The Cambridge Community Board is looking to get a reading on public sentiment as members champion the opportunity for a new library and community hub. At the board’s June meeting held yesterday, Wednesday, after The…

There have been many sporting highlights for me in a 40-year career as a journalist. Being waterside at the Sydney Olympics when Rob Waddell won his rowing gold medal, Auckland taking the Ranfurly Shield on…